We are thrilled to be kicking off the City Academy portion of the #UrbanShiftForum today! We will be offering three trainings on critical urban development themes. ICLEI will lead Circular Economy and Climate Finance, and C40 Cities will lead Accommodating Urban Growth.

City Academy on Urban Growth UrbanShift in Belém, Brazil with Pablo Lazo explaining the public park strategy of #baranquilla #colombia Todos Al Parque winner of the #prizeforcities WRI Ross Cities
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A imprensa brasileira deu destaque ao #FórumUrbanShift América Latina na Prefeitura de Belém. Assista Pablo Lazo, do WRI Ross Cities, falando à TV Liberal sobre como as cidades podem avançar em direção ao desenvolvimento urbano integrado e resiliente.
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UN Environment Programme Jader Filho Ministério das Cidades Andrea Fernandez Cindy McKinley ICLEI To wrap it up: “We need a discussion on urban climate financing mechanisms. We need to include urban climate finance in the global conversation. And we need to champion the role that cities can play in reaching our global climate goals,” said Rogier van den Berg of WRI Ross Cities.

An honor to have Jader Filho Minister of Cities of #Brazil attending UrbanShift LAC Forum in Belém. Looking at COP30 in 2025 and elevated role of cities in climate action and nature based solutions. With WRI Ross Cities director WRI Brasil Toni Lindau.

. #Incentives from city leaders, #enablingenvironment from national governments, and potential to harness the #urbanrural interface highlighted amongst priorities for #privatesector in driving #urbansustainability . UrbanShift C40 Cities Global Environment Facility (GEF)

A great start of the UrbanShift UrbanShift Forum América Latina Global Environment Facility (GEF) focusing on Financing for Green and Resilient Cities with 237 participants from 153 organizations, 35 countries and 81 cities to make progress on urban climate finance solutions in LAC and beyond

At Global Environment Facility (GEF) 8 cities consultation #Belem Aloke Barnwal talking about how to define a cities’ project integration approach, learning from working with over 50! cities of Global Environment Facility (GEF) sustainable cities programs Mohamed Bakarr WRI Ross Cities C40 Cities ICLEI Carlos Manuel Rodriguez

Dashboard developed under UrbanShift shared by John-Rob Pool 🌍🇧🇼🇬🇧🇿🇦🇺🇲 with indicators at the local city level to support planners and decision makers in developing better impact of projects and plans. For a cohort of 35 cities! WRI Ross Cities Global Environment Facility (GEF) Aloke Barnwal Mohamed Bakarr UN Environment Programme World Bank Cities

Cities are microcosms of the world. Their sustainability is key to support the healthy planet and healthy people vision. Mohamed Bakarr speaking at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Sustainable Cities Forum in Belém, Brazil UrbanShift World Bank Cities

Just landed in beautiful #Belém Brazil 🇧🇷 WRI Ross Cities hosting the UrbanShift Latin America Forum. Focusing on the theme of financing for green and resilient cities 200 leaders from the region will convene, share and learn. shiftcities.org/event/urbanshi…

Have a look at the newest @globalforestwatch analysis World Resources Inst

New 2023 #TreeCoverLoss data is here! 🌴🌍

2023 saw dramatic reductions in forest loss in Brazil and Colombia, but new fronts kept the rate of tropical primary forest loss high.

Explore the top takeaways from UMD GLAD’s #TreeCoverLoss data
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Big thanks to the great WRI Ross Cities Transforming Transportation #ttdc24 team for delivering the 21st edition of this global flagship event in partnership with World Bank Transport

#Transport systems prioritize vehicles over human lives. ⚠️

Our new “Guide for Safe Speeds“ w/ World Bank & Bloomberg Philanthropies puts people first, focusing on all road users' safety. 🤸🏽‍♂️🧑🏻‍🦽🚶🏽‍♀️🚴🏽‍♂️🏃🏽

Explore fresh strategies for systemic change in #roadsafety : bit.ly/4chzOdw

Milestone! Claudia Adriazola-S launching the Guide for Safe Speeds at #TTDC24 Managing Traffic Speeds to Save Lives and Improve Livability. Great partnership between WRI Ross Cities World Bank Transport Bloomberg Philanthropies UK aid

A HUGE thank you to #TTDC24 speakers, participants, partners, moderator Femi Oke and our audience watching around the world!

Now, let's get to work and finance clean, green #transport for all! 🌱🌎

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At #TTDC24 Felipe Ramírez explaining how we need to shift from peak hour planning to think about commute and a broad range of caregivers trips during the day. These are inextricably linked when developing inclusive transport systems. WRI Ross Cities World Bank Transport

During opening remarks, World Resources Inst President & CEO Ani Dasgupta discusses the importance of WRI’s partnership with World Bank and the growth and impact of the Transforming Transportation conference. #TTDC24

Avoid a car centric development in African Cities. Urban Mobility Agenda in Africa: Bus Rapid Transport on separate lanes, Active Mobility -walking and cycling - in most African cities currently the primary mode of transport and Electric Mobility: e-bus and 2-3 wheelers. #ttdc24